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The WILDLABS Community Base is the ideal place to get oriented with the all that our community platform offers, hear about news and opportunitys, and to meet new friends and collaborators. 

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Seeking Internship/Volunteer Opportunity in Human-Wildlife Interaction

Sarah Mshanga

25 August 2024 10:08pm

Hello everyone!My name is Sarah Mshanga, and I am a member of Cohort Three of the Women in Conservation Technology program, based in Tanzania. I am deeply passionate about...

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Alex Rood

3 September 2024 4:15pm

Definitely keep checking the career openings on our resources page! Best of luck :) 

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Effect of Climatic change on Animals "LIONS🦁"

Nora Noel

29 August 2024 5:12pm

Hello. Hope everyone is great.I have a question for anyone that has participated either  in research or any readings regarding effects of climatic change on physiology of...

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Sarah Mshanga

30 August 2024 9:27pm

Hello Nora.

Hope the information below will be usefull.

Climate change impacts lions’ physiology by causing extreme heat stress, which can lead to dehydration, impaired metabolism, and overall health issues. Reproductive physiology is affected as heat stress may reduce fertility and impact pregnancy and cub survival. Lions' immune systems can weaken due to increased disease risk, while behavioral changes, such as becoming more nocturnal to avoid heat, can affect their energy and nutrition. Additionally, reduced prey availability due to climate change can lead to malnutrition and poor body condition.

And in the side of young male and female, young male lions are particularly vulnerable as their higher energy expenditure and roaming behavior expose them to greater risks from climate impacts, including decreased prey and water availability. In contrast, young female lions face challenges related to reproductive health and cub survival. While both sexes are affected, young males are more prone to the negative effects due to their solitary lifestyle and increased conflict risks.

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Catch up with The Variety Hour: August 2024

Alex Rood

20 August 2024 12:58pm

This month, we hear about acoustic imaging sonar that reveals northern elephant seal behaviour, GPS tags that monitor the success of rehabilitated and reintroduced Andean condors, infrared cameras that detect thermal...

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Q&A - Request for Tender: Improving Access to Learning and Resources on WILDLABS.NET

WILDLABS Team

25 July 2024 2:47pm

This thread lists all questions received by tenderers relating to our open call for proposals from web developers, as well as our answers to those questions.If you are a...

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WILDLABS Team

14 August 2024 3:32pm

Answer: We envision this functionality at a basic level allowing members to click a button to mark their courses or lessons as complete, and some way for members to track their course progress on their account (as outlined in 1.11). However if there is scope for smarter triggering of course completion within the budget we are open to exploring adding that.

WILDLABS Team

14 August 2024 3:32pm

Question: For point 1.3 you mention a "Q&A system". Are the messages sent between the member and course instructors public to all users, public to other members, or completely private?

WILDLABS Team

14 August 2024 3:32pm

Answer: We envision this Q&A functionality to be a similar format to the existing discussion post comments. We are open to discussing whether these are visible to all members or just those that are enrolled in the course. We don’t believe these should be private though, because our site already has functionality to private message an instructor through their member account.

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East Africa Community Connect: August

Esther Githinji

14 August 2024 11:13am

You're invited to the first WILDLABS East Africa Community Connect this August! Are you ready to dive into all things conservation tech happening across the East Africa region? Join us for our exciting and informative...

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Roddenberry Catalyst Grant (<$15,000)

Henry Rees

13 August 2024 1:36pm

The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges. There is no deadline for this opportunity,...

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The need for specialized technology tools to enhance plant conservation

Sarah Mshanga

3 August 2024 8:31pm

Hi everyone,I've been thinking a lot about plants lately and wanted to share my thoughts. In most discussions, it seems that many conservation technology tools are primarily...

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Phil Mitchell

11 August 2024 1:21am

That's a great question! I don't have any answers but my first thought was that the detection part of the problem looks very different when you're looking for plants vs animals (no camera traps, audio recorders, etc.) and often quite hard, as you're having to discriminate species that may be difficult to identify even in hand. 

I'd love to hear more from people who are working on this!

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